Remember Rob Parker? The volatile journalist who asked Rod Marinelli about his son-in-law, and his daughter’s choice in men? Well, he resigned. Just an idiot. A grade-A idiot. Someone who lost all respect for the journalistic code, someone who lost their sense of right and wrong. I’m glad he resigned. I would’ve rather seen him fired. [...]
That was fast. And surprising. Mark Teixeira signed with the Yankees today. The long shot Yankees. Amazing. We set the odds at 5-2. In fact, we were one of the first sites to mention the Yankees as a strong possibility. Most sites had the Red Sox closing in, with the Nats not too far behind. But [...]
As one of the last major free agents out there, Mark Teixieria should be signing soon: some reports have mentioned before Christmas. There have been five mentioned teams with interest. Let’s do some odds:
RED SOX: 3-1
The clubhouse favorite, even though they publicly bowed out of the bidding. All reports say that they are still very much in [...]
I haven’t written one of these inflammatory posts in a while, so forgive me if my tone seems off-key. But know what is really ‘off-key’? Auburn hiring Gene Chizik as head coach, and, more importantly, not hiring Turner Gill as head coach. Readers know I love Turner Gill; I’ve been promoting him for the Syracuse, [...]
Quick update: A reliable source told me that Tex told the O’s he wants to play there… We will see
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Don Banks over at SI has a NFL draft do -over. Let’s have a look.
-Matt Ryan goes first to the Dolphins. Can’t argue with that. Although, Jake Long did well in the sense that he set an attitude for this team. Either way for me.
-Joe Flacco goes to St. Louis. Not sure about this one, only [...]
Some Turner Gill rumors:
-Syracuse is showing interest. Not sure if he’s interested. He’s competing with ECU’s Skip Holtz, and Saints Offensive Coordinator, and former SU player, Doug Marrone. I put the chances at 60 percent. I love Turner Gill, as readers know, and beating Ball State in the MAC championship put him even more on the map.
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The Heisman Trophy Finalists were announced today: Tim Tebow, QB, Florida, Colt McCoy, QB, Texas, and Sam Bradford, QB, Oklahoma. If I were a betting man (which I’m not), I’d go with Tim Tebow. The whole country is enamored with him, he won last year, and he’s a pretty good college player. If I had [...]
Carsten Charles ‘CC’ Sabathia has signed with the New York Yankees, for 161 million over 7 years. Frankly, I love this deal. Who wouldn’t? Sure the nay-sayers will cite his weight, his workload recently. Forget them. CC is the ace the Yankees have lacked since David Cone and Roger Clemens, both key stalwarts in championship teams. They needed a [...]
In terms of economic times, the AFL is feeling the pinch. Reportedly, they are shutting down the operation for the ‘09 season. The AFL says otherwise:
“Despite rumors and reports to the contrary, all AFL teams are continuing to work towards ArenaBowl XXIII. As it has previously stated, the AFL continues to work on long-term structural improvement [...]
